#transportationhacks — Public Fediverse posts

ESP32 Keeps Tabs on Your Local Airspace

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/07/08/esp32-keeps-tabs-on-your-local-airspace/

Electric Jeep With Modified Prius Hardware

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/02/20/electric-jeep-with-modified-prius-hardware/

Has Steampunk Delivered the Hoverboard? https://hackaday.com/2025/11/29/has-steampunk-delivered-the-hoverboard/ #TransportationHacks #hoverboard #willitwork #steampunk

Hand Truck Turned Into Motorcycle - For those motorcyclists looking to get a classic American-style cruiser, often the... - https://hackaday.com/2025/05/27/hand-truck-turned-into-motorcycle/ #transportationhacks #fourstroke #motorcycle #handtruck #handcart #welding #frame #wheel

Electric Motors Run Continuously at Near-Peak Power https://hackaday.com/2024/11/26/electric-motors-run-continuously-at-near-peak-power/ #TransportationHacks #continuouspower #tractortrailer #transportation #Electricmotor #poweroutput #powerrating #peakpower #torque #mahle #truck

Electric Motors Run Continuously at Near-Peak Power - For a lot of electrical and mechanical machines, there are nominal and peak ratings for e... - https://hackaday.com/2024/11/26/electric-motors-run-continuously-at-near-peak-power/ #transportationhacks #continuouspower #tractortrailer #transportation #electricmotor #poweroutput #powerrating #peakpower #torque #mahle #truck

Ground-Effect Vehicle to Carry Passengers Around Hawaii - Although Hawaii used to have a ferry service to access the various islands in the ... - https://hackaday.com/2024/01/27/ground-effect-vehicle-to-carry-passengers-around-hawaii/ #transportationhacks #groundeffect #passenger #seaglider #airplane #hawaii #ferry #boat

Paddling Help from Electric-Assisted Kayak - Electric-assisted bicycles, or ebikes, are fundamentally changing the way people g... - https://hackaday.com/2023/12/31/paddling-help-from-electric-assisted-kayak/ #transportationhacks #machinelearning #electricassist #bldcmotor #electric #paddling #ebike #kayak #boat #fin

Hoverboard Turned Into Bonkers Omniwheeled Bike - Segways stunned the world when they first hit the market in 2001. Hoverboards then... - https://hackaday.com/2023/08/31/hoverboard-turned-into-bonkers-omniwheeled-bike/ #transportationhacks #hoverboard #bike

Car Security System Monitors Tiny Voltage Fluctuations - As the old saying goes, there’s no such thing as a lock that can’t be picked. Howe... - https://hackaday.com/2023/07/25/car-security-system-monitors-tiny-voltage-fluctuations/ #transportationhacks #securityhacks #voltagedrop #voltagesag #security #can-bus #vehicle #voltage #car

Supercon 2022: Bradley Gawthrop Wants You to Join the PEV Revolution - During the 20th Century, much of the western world decided that motor vehicles wer... - https://hackaday.com/2023/07/03/supercon-2022-bradley-gawthrop-wants-you-to-join-the-pev-revolution/ #personalelectricvehicle #transportationhacks #electricskateboard #hackadaycolumns #electricscooter #electricvehicle #micromobility #electricbike #hoverboard #skateboard #onewheel #segway #cons #bike #pevs #ev

Hoverboard Rides on Eddy Currents - The famous hoverboards of Back to the Future haven’t quite gotten here yet, but th... - https://hackaday.com/2023/05/22/hoverboard-rides-on-eddy-currents/ #transportationhacks #backtothefuture #magneticfield #eddycurrent #hoverboard #levitation #skateboard #magnetism #magnet

Electric Volkswagen Adds Rooftop Solar - Volkswagen has continually teased the release of a new Microbus in the same way th... - https://hackaday.com/2023/04/13/electric-volkswagen-adds-rooftop-solar/ #transportationhacks #electricvehicle #volkswagen #auxiliary #i.d.buzz #microbus #camping #solar #roof #bus #van #vw

Riding the Rails by Ebike - As most developed countries around the world continue to modernize their transport... - https://hackaday.com/2023/04/07/riding-the-rails-by-ebike/ #transportationhacks #exploration #califorina #outriggers #electric #railroad #bicycle #history #ebike #train #rail

What Happened to Sweden’s Slot Car EV Road? - Many EVs can charge 80% of their battery in a matter of minutes, but for some appl... - https://hackaday.com/2023/03/01/what-happened-to-swedens-slot-car-ev-road/ #transportationhacks #conductivecharging #electrichighways #electrichighway #conductiverail #electrictrucks #electrictruck #greenhacks #pantograph #conductor #transport #carhacks #ehighway #trucks #truck #car

Rubber Band Behemoth Winds Its Way Toward World Record - Egged on by adoring fans who demanded more aircraft videos, [ProjectAir] has decid... - https://hackaday.com/2022/10/06/rubber-band-behemoth-winds-its-way-toward-world-record/ #transportationhacks #radiocontrolled #freeflight #rubberband #aircraft

Rubber Band Behemoth Winds Its Way Toward World Record - Egged on by adoring fans who demanded more aircraft videos, [ProjectAir] has decid... - https://hackaday.com/2022/10/06/rubber-band-behemoth-winds-its-way-toward-world-record/ #transportationhacks #radiocontrolled #freeflight #rubberband #aircraft

Trucks Could Soon Run on Electrified Highways - Electric vehicles make for cleaner transport. However, they’re hung up by the limi... - https://hackaday.com/2022/07/18/trucks-could-soon-run-on-electrified-highways/ #transportationhacks #electrictrucks #electrictruck #originalart #pantograph #featured #interest #ehighway #trucks #truck

Battery-less Bike Computer Gets Power and Data from the Wheels - Bicycle generator technology has advanced far beyond the bottle dynamos of years p... - https://hackaday.com/2021/12/31/battery-less-bike-computer-gets-power-and-data-from-the-wheels/ #transportationhacks #cyclocomputer #altimeter #barometer #generator #hubdynamo #dynamo #msp430

Autonomous Ground Effect Vehicle Demonstrator Aims To Speed Up Maritime Shipping - Ground effect vehicles, or ekranoplans, have the advantage of being more efficient... - https://hackaday.com/2021/10/10/autonomous-ground-effect-vehicle-demonstrator-aims-to-speed-up-maritime-shipping/ #transportationhacks #groundeffect #rctestflight #thinkflight #ekranoplan #ardupilot #lidar

China MagLev Train Aspirations Boosted by New 600 km/h Design - Maglev trains have long been touted as the new dawn for train technology. Despite ... - https://hackaday.com/2021/08/10/china-maglev-train-aspirations-boosted-by-new-600-km-h-design/ #transportationhacks #magneticlevitation #currentevents #featured #maglev #train

Ground Effect Drone Flies Autonomously - There are a number of famous (yet fictional) sea monsters in the lakes and oceans ... - https://hackaday.com/2021/05/24/ground-effect-drone-flies-autonomously/ #ground-effectvehicle #transportationhacks #groundeffect #autonomous #ekranoplan #ardupilot #arduino #flight #drone #lake #rc

3D Printing a Full Scale Fiberglass Speedboat - It’s an age-old problem. You draw up a nice 6.5-meter long motorboat and then discover the shape won... - https://hackaday.com/2021/01/30/3d-printing-a-full-scale-fiberglass-speedboat/ #transportationhacks #3dprintedboat #3dprinting #fiberglass #motorboat #powerboat #boat

Electric Skateboard With Tank Tracks, From A Big 3D Printer - One of the basic truths of ground vehicles is that they are always cooler with tank tracks. Maybe ... - https://hackaday.com/2020/07/31/electric-skateboard-with-tank-tracks-from-a-big-3d-printer/ #largescale3dprinting #transportationhacks #electricskateboard #3dprinterhacks #ivanmiranda #tanktrack

Navigating Self-Driving Cars By Looking At What’s Underneath The Road - When you put a human driver behind the wheel, they will use primarily their eyes to navigate. Both t... more: https://hackaday.com/2020/04/06/navigating-self-driving-cars-by-looking-at-whats-underneath-the-road/ #localizingground-penetratingradar #groundpenetratingradar #transportationhacks #self-drivingcars #carhacks #lgpr #gpr #gps #mit